tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
subjects for (of) examination; exam subject
review (of learned material); revision
proctoring of an exam; invigilation; proctor; invigilator
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in addition; besides this; twice
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to sit for an examination
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to drizzle; to become bleary (eyes)
black beard; type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin